Manchester tattoo parlor burglarized

MANCHESTER – A thief made off with $300 worth of incense in a burglary Friday morning at a downtown tattoo and body piercing salon.

Officers went to Spider Bite, 435 Elm St., at 2:10 a.m. after a burglar alarm sounded. A glass side door was shattered and inside, a glass door to a display case was broken as well.

The owner told police a 10-pack bundle of incense, valued at $300, was missing from the display case.

Surveillance cameras recorded the thief arriving at the business as a front passenger in a dark colored sedan.

The man got out of the car, went to the glass door, shattered it and then went inside, smashing a display case using a black metal object.

The man removed the incense bundle and then, police said, appears to make a half-hearted attempt to shatter a second display case. He then leaves the store and gets back into the front seat of the dark-colored sedan which drives away.

The thief is described as a young white man wearing a black sweatshirt, black shorts and red and white sneakers.

Anyone with information about the burglary is asked to call police at 668-8711. Anonymous tips for cash rewards also may be made to Manchester Crimeline at 624-4040 or online at manchestercrimeline.org .